Hydrocarbon-burner.



L. LACINY. HYnRcARBoN BURNER.

APPLICATION FiLED MAR. 6'. 1916.

Patented May 23, 1916.

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Be it known "that l Il, A'Iiio'rzrf .IJo/a citi/zen of theUnitedStateafresidin fat thev city of St. Louis, Statefof Missifri,'have invented a certain" new 'ic'l usef-ulImprovement inHydrocarbnffBufners, 'o'f whichtle following is aspecification,referfrlce being had to the accompanying drawing, forminga part theeof. ,f

This invention relates .toy La certain new and useful improvement Ainhydrocarbon burners, th'ev principal object of my'present inventionbeingft" prvide 'a' burner kof the kind stated ofcmp'aratively vsimpleand inexpensive forni and"{.en'stri1ct`ion yand "effi-Y cient inoperation', :the ihydroca'rbn fuel "supplied -to the yln'unefr v'beingfthoro'igh'ly'v'af porized in the burnergto ai rclativ't-gly 'hi-glitemperature and, on dischargtin fron the burner, burning withyappro.Xinfatelyfperilrit combustion a substantiall steady, intenselyhot, `blu'e.flame.

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my present invention resides in certailnovel featuresV of form,construction, arrangement, and Combination of para; au as 'aiuteranafterbe described and afterward fpi'nted out in the claims. c p

In thev yaccoinpany/'ing drawing, I show my newfbuner sepaiate frn anyheating or cooking although it' is lto be understcod'tiny burnerrnay 'inuse and kpracticebele1'r"|1"'}y loyed inl connection with a stove,furnace,"boiler, or other heatembodying my invention, the burner beingshown in operative connection with a hydrocarbon supply or feed tank;Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevational view, partly in section; and Fig.3 is an enlarged top plana view of the burner.

Referring to the said drawing, in which like reference characters referto the same.-

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it, of 'the 'burner 'extending longitudinally of pfa'nffjlfdirectzlyaboveand 'preferably eens tra'll'yo'f'fchannel 3';

`I'J`eadir`1g "from tubular section or intermediate" chamber 5 'of the'burner is adischarge-nozzle havingan outlet opening or aperturef''presented upwardly and of any Suitable relatively reduced diameter.` ySuitablyl'nounted nozzle 6 and surrounding tlie'rnrth 'ritiet Haan'oil-awp e.

'Communicating at eneendl` with intermed'iatecharber ".5v 'is anupstanding or vertically disposed pipe ortubular section 9 'provided`with' what might kbe called a goose# neck portion'A 10, 'fixed to, andclosing ythe endof, whichisa preferably circular plate trated,'disps"ed4horizontally directly above,

but spaced suitably." from, nozzle 6. Pipe 9 prtwl'f'le'sr` what 'I"will, for purposes vof de'-y s'cri'pti'ncall the.. reservoir chamber ofthel posed directly, beneath plate or flamespreader 11 aiidnbove' nozzle6 and its outlet-opening 7, provides ywhat 4I will, also for purposes of description, call the vaporizing `ch'amlier -f 'the burner.

As I prefer in practice to force the hydrocarbon, and I may here saythat I preferably employ with my new burner coaloil as the hydrocarbonfuel, into the burner under a compressed air or other fluid pressure ofapproximately thirty pounds, tank 15 has suitable valve-controlledcommuni cation with a compressed air or other fluid pressure tank 16, asuitable needle-valve or the like 17 interposed in burner-extension 14beingadapted to regulate or control the flow of the hydrocarbon fuelunder pressure from tank 15 into the burner.

In use or operation, to first heat the'burner pipes or chambers tovaporizing temperature, a small quantity of coal-oil or the like isplaced in channel 3 of pan l; at the same f time, valve 17 is opened anda quantity of coal-oil under pressure sufficient to approxil Copies o1'this patent `may be ,obtained for mately yfill the burner-chambersisalso per-A mitted to flow thereinto from tank 15, this fuel, first asliquid and afterward as vaf por, finding escape from the burnerthroughnozzle-opening 7. Valve 17 being now closed, and on the coaloilor the'like in pan 1 and the coal-oil escaping as liquid into cup 8being ignited, the burner-chambers, and particularly chambers 9 and 13,are heated and raised to vaporizing temperature, the coal-oilv intheburner chambers being therebv vaporized and then escaping through, andburning at, nozzle-opening 7 as vapor. As soon as the flame of the vaporburning at outlet 7begins to flicker, indidicating or signaling that thevapor su ply in the burner is exhausting, valve 1 4is again opened and,in the continued operation of the burner, permitted to remain open, whencoal-oil under pressure flows from tank 15 into theburner-extension 14.'On the oil flowing into' f vaporizing-chamber l 13, l the sameisvaporized andvnow asvapor enters intermediate chamber 5, from whichsomeof the entering vapor under pressure escapes through, andburns at,nozzle-outlet 7 and some flows into chamber 9,. The vapor enter- I ingchamber 9, being there further ysubjected to the heat ofthe flame of theburning vapor, acts for performs the function of a butler, so toy speak,on the lprinciple somewhat of a water-dome, for the vapor enteringchamber 5 and. tends to prevent fluctuation of the flame ofthe vaporescaping at outlet 7, the 35v escaping vapor burning, as I have foundfrom experience, in a steady, intensely hot, approximately blue flame ipractically` without odor or dirt. On valve 17 being again closed,theburner will gradually burn out. y I am aware that minor changes inthe form, construction,arrangement, and com bination of the severalparts of my burner may be'made and substituted yfor thoser herein shownand described without departing' vfrom the nature `and' principle of myinvention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

l. A' hydrocarbon burner comprising an approximately horizontallydisposed cham- -ber provided with an upwardly presented vaporfdischargeoutlet, an approximately horizontally disposed vaporizing coil locatedin proximity to, and above, said outlet and having communication withsaid chamber, said coi-l beingadapted for communication with a liquidfuel-supply, an extension on said chamber projecting -upwardly therefromand having anend in proximity to saidoutlet, and a name-spreading memberdisposed above saidoutlet and over the greater part of said coil, saidmember being supported by and at said end of said extension. l

2. A hydrocarbon burner comprising an approximately horizontallydisposed tubular chamber provided with an upwardly disposedvapor-discharge outlet, an approximately horizontally disposedvaporizing-coil located in proximity to, and above, said outlet, saidcoil being adapted for communication with a liquid-fuel supply, a secondtubular chamber having angular relation lto said first chamber 'and alsolocated in proximity to said outlet, whereby `both said secondchamber'and said coil receive heat from vapor discharging and burning atsaid outlet, said first chamber being located intermediate said coil andsecond chamber and having communication with both saidcoil and secondchamber, and a flame-spreading plate supported approximatelyhorizontally by said second chamber above said outlet and over thegreater part of said coil.

4In testimony whereof, -I have signed my name to this'speciication.

LEOPOLD LACINY.

tive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patenti, yWashington, D. C."

